Receptacle and closure fastener therefor



W. H. CHURCHILL RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE FASTENER THEREFOR Dec. 12,1950

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 7, 1944 mmerHI6&2l/r0h 6Z2.

Dec. 12, 1950 w. H. CHURCHILL 2,534,105

RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE FASTEI IER THEREFOR .wizmerfibkurvm W. H. CHURCHILL RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE FASTENER THEREFOR Dec. 12, 1950 2,534,105

3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Oct. 7, 1944 Wmerfi Lhumhiu.

w, wx ad Patented Dec. 12, 1950 STATES PATENT ICE 2,534,105 atonement my CLOSURE FAsT'iiNiiR' THEREFOR Wilmer H; Ghurchill Saugus, Mass, assign'or to United-Carr- Fastener Gorporaticn, Cambridge; Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application October 7, 1944; serial" No. 557,675

3 Claims. 1

The present invention relates: to wooden receptacles and to closure fasteners therefor and aims generally to improve the construction of both the receptacle and fastener.

One of the objectson the'invention is to provide an improved: construction of wooden or like re cep-tac'les in which a stud member of a closure fastening; device may be readily incorporated Another object or the invention is theprovision oi are improved' closure fastener of simple constructiorr and capableofeffectively securing. the closure to the recepta'cle in secure'fastened relationship. @tlaer aims and objects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled inthe art from; a con:- sid'cration ot the accompanying: drawings and an: nexedz specification illustrating, and describing. a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1: is a' top planview of my improved re-' ceptacle with the closure fastener'applied;

Fig; 2 is an enlarged: vertical sectional view taken-on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, illustrating the fastener inlocked? position;

Fig; 3 isa similar view illustrating the f astener about'tc be disengaged from thestud;

Fig; 4 is a' detail sectional View taken on the lines ti -4 of- Figs 3 Fig.v 5- is: adetail perspective view or the stud;

, Fig 6 is atopplanview of a preferred form ct fastener embodying theinvention;

Fig, 7 is bottom plan view thereof;

Fig. 8- isan edge. view thereof;

V Fig, 9 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof astaken onthe line 99- of Fig. 6; and

Fig 10 isaperspective view of the fastener.

Referring further to-the drawings; the invention provides an improved receptacle having. side walls I which may include outer and inner laminatiohs 2 and i of" suitable material such as Wood; plywood, fiber board and the like. The laminat'ibns may be secured tbg'ether in any suitable manner, as forexample; by nailsft, together with" or without a suitable adhesive 5; as" may be dc: sired, cr'the adhesion only m'aybe' emplbye'd for this purpose;

The side walls I of the receptacle are provided with stud fastener membersli, and these may and preferably are embedded between the lam? nations Z and 3 (as iii- Figs. '2 and 4 with a portion: extendingv abcvethe" upper free edges of the sides of: the receptacle;

The: stud: fastener member" 6 advantageously omprises a body portion formed of suitable ma: ter iall preferably from? a strip of? thin fla't sheetmetal; having a bent-prong or anchor l extending singularly therefrom, as for example from the lower end-or the bodyftosecurely' anchor thestudr aste'nerbody in one of the laminatioris of the receptacle side wens Similar prongs l formed along the: sides of the stud body (Figs;- 2' and 5) ifdesired. Thepcrtion of the stud fasten e1 ii disposed: above the free edges of the side walls ii of the receptacle preferably includes a neck portion 3 and an enlarged head 9, which is preferably provided: with shoulders I {3' adjacent the neck e.

The receptacle top H may be of any suitable material and is preferably of a size to overliethe; upper iree edges of the receptacle side walls l as sho-wii: in Figs 1 and 2. The topi lis-pro= vided with a plurality of apertures or openings l2 near the periphery thereot and or a size to permit the passage of the stud head Qthcre: through: The thickness of theapertured'seotion the top H isadvantageously greater thanqthe length of the stud neck 8-; and this may be less than the thickness of the top as a Whole, as inthe' case when the upper surface of: the top is grooved or recessed as at H for the reception of the: stud-receiving fastener element I l.

The stud-receiving fastener member may be of any approved design and preferablyis of the type adapted to engage and lock with the stud 6" by a lateral: sliding movement;- Accordingly, the recess [-3 is preferably elongated-and isopenat the edges of the cover Hz The stud-engagingfastener member It in-- the illustrated form shown in-Figs. 6"to'1-0 inclusive, is-preferably formed of a single piece" of resilient material, such as resilient sheet metal; to provide an outwardly' arched base I=5, s10ttedthroughout a substantial portion ofits length and joinedby at tail: piece l-S atone end.- The opposite end of the fastener may be formed as a big'ht-portioi'il1 having an inwardly extending resilient strip l 8- iuormed with a stop ['9 adapted'to engage a side face of the stud 5' and a manipulating or handle portion Zdbymeansoi which the stop [9 may be released from engagement wi-th the studhead. The arched base l 5'preferably is; formed with; a longitudinal slot 21 from the big-hir end- H in-- wardly toa-point ZQ-past-the stop- It equal-to the thicknessof the stud to-limit lateral slid-ingmovement or stud-engaging. fastener member I lirelative to the stud.- The slot 2;lis of; a width to receivethe neck- 8 of the stud o, and-the bight portion: H may be formed -with an enlarged opening. 2-3- communicating with the slot 2-1 toreceive the enlarged head 9- 0f the stud".

In order to increase the resilience of the base I5, it may be slotted through substantially its entire length, i. e. from the bight I! to the tail piece I6, in which case the portion of the slot 2| rearwardly of the point 22 is narrower than the portion forward thereof, so as to form shoulders at the point 22 acting as limiting stops for lateral sliding movement of the stud-receiving fastener member I4 over the stud 6.

In use the receptacle cover H is placed upon the free upper edges of the receptacle side walls I with the stud neck 8 extended through the opening I2 and the stud head 9 disposed in the recess I3 above the bottom face thereof.

The stud-engaging fastener member M is then engaged with the stud 5, as illustrated in Fig. 3, by moving the fastener member I4 laterally in the recess to cause the stud head to enter the enlarged opening '23 in the bight portion I'I. Continued lateral movement presents the stud head i 9 over the arched base I5 and under the resilient strip 18, with the shoulders ID of the stud head 6 engaging the outer faces of the base IE on opposite sides of the slot 2 I. The limit of the lateral sliding movement of the fastener member I4 is determined by the stops at the point 22, which preferably is at the bight point of the arch of the base, so that the base is under tension bearing against the shoulders ID of the stud head 9 and at spaced points against the cover I I.

Accidental removal of the fastener member I4 is prevented by the resilient strip I8, which during the above described movement has ridden over the head of the stud and snapped into locking engagement therewith, with the stop face I9 engaging a face of the stud head 9 opposite the slot shoulders at the point 22. The stud E is thus securely locked between the limiting shoulders of the slot 2| and the stop face I9.

To remove the cover I I from the receptacle, the handle portion 20 of the resilient strip I8 is lifted to position the stop face I9 above the head, in which position the stud-engaging fastener member I4 may be moved inwardly of the cover recess I3 (to the right as viewed in Fig. 2).

It will be apparent that the stud 6 need not be embedded between laminations of the box side walls I, but may be securely attached to either the inner or outer faces of the side walls, where a cheaper and less secure structure is desired, Also, in cases where there is no objection to the exposure of the stud-engaging fastener part I4 above the upper surface of the cover II, the cover need not be provided with the fastener-receiving recesses I3. Other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

' Furthermore my invention is not to be restricted to the specific form of fastener shown in the drawings, as the scope thereof is best defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fastener for boxes and the like comprising a stud member and a cooperating female fastener member; said stud member comprising an elongated body provided with means for mounting it on a panel of a box, a head at one end of said body, a reduced neck portion connecting said head to said body adapted for extending through an aperture of a cover panel of a box, and shoulders on said head adjacent said neck portion; said female fastener member being formed from resilient strip material and comprising an elongated bowed base portion provided with surfaces at its ends for engaging a cover panel of a box, an elongated stop portion overlying said base portion, and a bight portion connecting one end of said stop portion to an adjacent end of said base portion, said bight portion having an aperture adjacent said base portion proportioned for receiving said head of said stud member, said base portion being formed with a longitudinal slot extending from said aperture in said bight portion and provided with an end wall of said slot intermediate the ends of said base portion, said slot being proportioned to permit the passage of said neck portion along said slot to said end wall while said shoulders slidably engage the surface of said base portion adjacent said slot, and said stop portion extending angularly toward substantially the center of said base portion and providing a surface opposite said base portion for slidable engagement with the head of said stud member during the passage of said stud member along said slot and an end surface at its free end facing said end wall of said slot providing means whereby said stud member may be retained in engagement with said female fastener member.

2. A fastener for boxes and the like in accordance with claim 1 wherein the body of the stud member is provided with 3, prong for penetrating secured engagement with a panel of a box.

3. A fastener installation comprising a stud member, a cooperating female fastener member, a supporting panel, and a cover panel to be fastened angularly to an edge of said supporting panel; said stud member comprising a fiat elongated body secured to a face of said supporting panel, a reduced neck portion extending from one end of said body beyond an edge of said supporting panel, and a head at the end of said neck portion with shoulders adjacent said neck portion; said cover panel having one face in abutting relation with said edge of said supporting panel and being provided with an aperture through which extends the neck portion of said stud member and a groove on the face opposite said one face extending in a direction substantially normal to the plane of said supporting panel and intersecting said aperture; and said female fastener member being formed from resilient strip material and comprising an elongated bowed base portion, an elongated stop portion overlying said base portion, and a bight portion connecting one end of said stop portion to an adjacent end of said base portion, said bight portion having an aperture adjacent said base portion proportioned for receiving said head of said stud member, said base portion being formed with a longitudinal slot extending from said aperture in said bight portion and provided with an end wall of said slot intermediate the ends of said base portion, said slot being proportioned to permit the passage of said neck portion along said slot to said end wall while said shoulders slidably engage the surface of said base portion adjacent said slot, said base portion being disposed longitudinally within said groove with the ends of said base portion in tensioned, longitudinally, slidable engagement with the base of said groove and with the shoulder of said head in tensioned engagement with surfaces of said base portion adjacent said slot end wall, and said stop portion extending angularly toward said base portion and providing a surface opposite said base portion for slidable engagement with the head of said stud member during the passage of said stud member along said slot and an end surface at its free end facing said end wall of said slot, said end surface and said 5 6 end wall of said slot being in opposed relation to Number Name Date opposite sides of said stud member. 1,139,316 Valkenburgh May 11,1915 WILMER H. CHURCHILL. 1,348,767 White Aug. 3, 1920 1,459,966 Anderson June 26, 1923 REFERENCES CITED 5 1,597,090 McIlreevy Aug. 24, 1926 The following references are of record in the 1,598,401 sparrow 1926 file of this patent: g g fi a es ee ug.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,909,345 Green May 16, 1933 Number Name Date 10 2,013,763 Olsen Sept. 10, 1935 255,013 Oleson Mar. 14, 1882 2,037,025 Hoyt Apr. 14, 1936 293,138 Bleike, Jr Feb. 5, 1884 2,078,453 Miller Apr. 27, 1937 313,857 Dunn Mar. 17, 1885 2,133,621 Klein Oct. 18, 1938 389,285 Bradley Sept. 11, 1888 2,203,397 Taylor June 4, 1940 394,320 Wotruba Dec. 11, 1888 15 2,358,890 Tinnerman Sept. 26, 1944 481,801 Meloney et a1 Aug. 30, 1892 487,667 Dietz Dec.6,1892 FOREIGN PATENTS 717,813 Colman Jan, 6, 1903 Number Country Date 844 043 s h-afi 12 1907 384,451 Great Britain Dec. 8, 1932 874,688 Lee De 24, 1907 20 478,395 ce Sept. 18. 1915 996,847 Gavin July 4, 1911 

